amputans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of amputō.

Participle

amputāns (genitive amputantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. cutting off
  2. pruning: in horticulture, trimming or cutting back part of a plant to control its growth pattern, remove dead or diseased tissue, etc.
    • 106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Cato Maior de Senectute 15.52:
      […] quam serpentem multiplicī lāpsū et errāticō ferrō amputāns coercet ars agricolārum, nē silvēscat sarmentīs et in omnīs partīs nimia fundātur.
      Yet, as [a vine] creeps with a manifold and wandering glide, the skill of farmers restrains it by pruning with the knife, lest it turn into a wild thicket of shoots and spread out excessively in every direction.

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative amputāns amputantēs amputantia
genitive amputantis amputantium
dative amputantī amputantibus
accusative amputantem amputāns amputantēs
amputantīs 		amputantia
ablative amputante
amputantī1 		amputantibus
vocative amputāns amputantēs amputantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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